BORN 1941, September 19th, Barnsley, England
1981, Emigrated to Australia
1956-1959 Fairfield House, Barnsley School of Art

Alan Marshall is an English born and trained artist who has resided in Perth since 1981, having successfully exhibited at Greenhill Galleries for over 20 years.

Marshall’s beautiful oil paintings are best experienced through silent contemplation. Following no set ideas or style, Marshall allows personal events and past travel experiences to guide his direction, thus creating each painting as an individual.

Alan retains the tranquil, poetic imagery that can be found in his earlier paintings, exploring the female form, European landscape and still life. Through the skilful use of light and dark contrast in his works, Marshall produces paintings that are both compelling and atmospheric.

In 1976, he was among a group of British artists granted awards by the Arts Council of Great Britain. He lived for a time in France working in Paris and Provence and later in Barcelona, Catalonia and Southern Spain. Marshall illustrated the cover of a volume of poetry by West Australian Poet, Patrick Finn, and his work features in the book "New Art Eight; Profiles in Contemporary Australian Art", 1994.

Marshall has lived and worked in Australia, England, France, and Spain, and has exhibited extensively since 1961. He is represented by numerous national and international collections around the world, including Parliament House, Canberra, Ministry for the Arts, Adelaide, Abensperg - Traun Collection, Vienna and Coopers and Lybrand Corporate Collection, Sydney.

Arts Council of Great Britain Award
Coopers and Lybrand Corporate Collection, Sydney
Ministry for the Arts, Adelaide
Parliament House Collection, Canberra
Abensperg - Traun Collection, Vienna
numerous corporate private collections in Australia, Africa, Austria, China, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and the USA.

New Art Eight – Profiles in Contemporary Australian Art, Nevill Drury, Craftsman House, 1994
Hammers of Tin – Illustrations and cover painting for volume of poetry by Patrick Finn, Access press, 1995

Exhibition Review, ABC Arts, National Radio, September 1989
ABC Television News, Adelaide, March 1991
Channel Nine, television Interview, Adelaide, March 1991
ABC Arts, National Radio Interview, March 1991

ENGLAND:
Northampton Advertiser Feature, 1964
Northampton Chronicle and Echo, 1976
National Arts Review, 1969
Northampton Chronicle and Echo, 1976

AUSTRALIA:
Perth Sunday Times, 1989
National Times, 1983
The West Australian, 1989
The West Australian Magazine, 1989
The Sunday Times, 1989
Adelaide Advertiser, 1990
Vogue Magazine, 1991
The West Australian, 1991
Australian Contemporary Art Fair Catalogue, 1994
The West Australian, 1998